Is Bird Flu A Danger To Humans? Here’s What Scientists Know Right Now
Scientist Wendy Puryear and Professor Jonathan Runstadler are quoted by Inverse.com on avian influenza and risks for spillover.
Infectious Disease
Bird Flu Is Still Mostly a Concern for the Birds
Postdoctoral researcher Kaitlin Sawatzki is quoted throughout this Verywell Health article on avian influenza and risks for spillover.
How worried should we be about avian flu?
Scientist Wendy Puryear spoke with The Briefing Room on BBC Radio about avian influenza and risks for spillover.
Peek Inside a Level 3 Biosafety Facility at Tufts
The Regional Biosafety Laboratory at Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine is on the forefront of researching infectious diseases—and keeping them contained
Lyme disease is on the rise. Why is there still no vaccine?
Professor Sam Telford spoke with the Association of American Medical Colleges about Lyme disease and efforts over time to develop vaccines.
‘We’re nervous.’ Deadly bird flu may be in North America to stay
Scientist Wendy Puryear and postdoctoral researcher Kaitlin Sawatzki comment in Science on the pervasiveness of the latest bird flu virus across birds and other species.
Working to limit Lyme Disease infections
Professor Sam Telford spoke to AccuWeather about collaborative efforts to reduce prevalence of Lyme disease and limit risk for infection
Solving the Riddle of One Virus, Two Coasts, and Thousands of Seals
Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine researchers are studying phocine distemper virus, which affects seals along the North Atlantic coasts of North America and Europe
Bird Flu: How It’s Spreading and What to Know About This Outbreak
A new study from researchers at Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine details which species are super spreaders, and the director of the Wildlife Clinic shares advice for protection